Next Generation Area Attack Weapons (NGAAWs)
Abstract
Next Generation Area Attack Weapons (NGAAWs) are a family of unitary area attack weapon capabilities to meet the DoD policy regarding cluster munitions and unintended harm to civilians. They consist of BLU-134/B and BLU-136/B warheads with a height of burst sensor. BLU-134/B Improved Lethality Warhead (ILW),NGAAW Increment I, is a near-term solution for area attack as an anti-personnel anti-materiel (APAM) weapon that improves lethality using a 500 lb warhead design and any variants. The BLU-136/B NGAAW Increment II continues development to provide significantly increased capability and lethality against area targets as an APAM weapon. This effort is being executed using an accelerated acquisition strategy to study, design, develop, and test a 2,000 lb unitary warhead design and any variants based on target sets.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 039768c9ffc03527c6925d5a510fd878